Russian military use motorcycles against Ukrainian drones

Russian military use motorcycles against Ukrainian drones

The Russian Military leadership plans to intensify the use of small squads on motorcycles and quads on the front lines in the Ukraine, as they are planning fresh Offensive Military leadership and analyst of the conflict.

new change of strategy of the Russian armed forces

The Russian Ministry of Defense published a Video that shows the tactics in groups of two or three motorcycles, while a driver train a course for the accompanying music one pulsating electronic sounds navigated.

Russian forces have used motorcycles and quads in several areas of the front lines for over a year to escape the Ukrainian drones. The Institute for the Study of War in Washington points out that the latest Russian video points out that the Russian military is likely to develop a tactical doctrine for the systematic use of motorcycles and may plan to introduce a larger number of motorcycles.

expectations of a large -scale offensive

Ukraine will expect a great Russian offensive in the next few months, while Moscow is trying to conquer more territory before a ceasefire agreement is made.

Ukrainian military leadership describes the motorcycle attacks as "Banzai attacks". A Ukrainian commander, Andriy Otchenash, said at the beginning of this month that the motorcycles are designed for a quick lightning war. "You can get progress very quickly and get behind the lines," he said, but pointed out that the losses on the Russian side were very high.

tactical adjustments in the war

"It shows that the enemy does not have a large amount of military offensive equipment, but on the other hand it is an adaptation to the conditions of the war," said the Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication.

On Saturday, the Ukrainian military announced that it dropped a Russian attack on the village of Bahatyr on the front line in Donetsk, with 15 motorcycles destroyed and about 40 Russian soldiers being killed. They spread videos of drones , which destroyed several motorcycles in open terrain.

use of quads and challenges

In February, the Ukrainian military reported that the Russians in the area of Chasiv Yar, also in Donetsk, are increasingly using Quads, where the front lines hardly shifted last year.

A Ukrainian military spokesman, Colonel. Pavlo Shamshyn noticed that the use of motorcycles for the Russian troops was a double -edged sword. Their speed and maneuverability helped them to escape the Ukrainian drones, but the noise of a motorcycle prevented the drivers from hearing the drones.

reports on the use of motorcycles

Russian state media have highlighted the advantages of motorcycle units. Russia Today reported last week that motorcyclists were putting mines and interviewed a soldier of the 39th Garde Dotorized Schützenbrigade, which is part of a new motorized group.

"Our main advantage is that we can drive directly in [the position of the enemy] and neutralize everyone," he said. The enemy "hears the hum of the motorcycles, and that panic causes them. They simply leave their positions and run away."

evacuations and injured soldiers

The Russian military also uses motorcycles to evacuate wounded. The Defense Ministry's Telegram Canal of the Publication Zvezda reported last week that Russian naval units in the Kursk battle area use off-road motors to evacuate civilians and wounded soldiers. The video showed a soldier who is lifted on the rear of a motorcycle in muddy fields.

at the end of 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected terrain vehicles from Chinese production that are procured for the Russian army. At that time, around 500 of them were already in use, and the Ministry of Defense ordered around 1,500 more.